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AFCON 2025: Super Eagles’ bonuses approved, payments underway — NSC

The National Sports Commission (NSC) says all financial entitlements of Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved.

The NSC Chairman, Shehu Dikko, made this known on Wednesday.

Dikko’s remarks followed reports of players threatening to boycott training and travel to Marrakech for Saturday’s match against Algeria.

Dikko said President Bola Tinubu had approved the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 budget since November 2025, aligning the NSC, NFF, and players.

“The president approved the entire AFCON budget on November 14, 2025. From our end, the funding has been fully cleared,” Dikko said.

He however explained that approval and processing were different stages but assured players that funds had been approved and were released.

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“Approving the money is one thing, processing it is another, but the players know the funds have been approved,” the NSC boss added.

Dikko stated that the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were working to ensure timely disbursement.

“The Ministry of Finance and CBN are on this, so everything will come on time,” Dikko said.

Super Eagles have won all their matches so far, scoring 12 goals en route to the quarter-finals.

Nigeria will face Algeria’s Desert Foxes for a semi-final spot and are expected to depart Fès for Marrakech on Thursday, ahead of the blockbuster encounter at the Stade de Marrakech on Saturday.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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